Book excerpt: "A collection of texts on Buddhist Hell, including, The Great Story, Middle-Length Discourses, Friendly Epistle, Sutra on the Eighteen Hells, Sutra Spoken by the Buddha, Avalokiteswara's Descent into the Hell, Mu-Lien Rescues His Mother, T'ai Tsung in Hell, Essentials of Pure Land Rebirth, The Precious Record, Miao-Shen Visits Hell, and others, plus notes, glossary, links to web resources"--Provided by publisher.